All Pay strategy articles – Page 170
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AnalysisWhat actions should employers take to prepare for Brexit?
Need to know: Whatever the outcome of negotiations, Brexit will have a significant impact on organisations' ability to attract and retain the talent they need.Employers should consider the ways in which their workforce might change, and consider whether their benefits proposition needs to shift.The war for talent may drive up ...
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OpinionElaine Gibson: Data management challenges for payroll post-Brexit
Payroll professionals have to decipher and adapt what guidance is out there. When considering management of data transfer, Brexit is no exception.Data Protection Regulations have been around for a long time, and most organisations are compliant, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being an extension of existing regulations. When it ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers' employment status appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that, in Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith, Smith qualifies as a worker, dismissing an appeal put forward by Pimlico Plumbers and its CEO and founder, Charlie Mullins.Between August 2005 and April 2011, Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a plumbing and heating ...
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ArticleBBC unions vote to accept pay deal and new terms and conditions
The BBC will introduce a new minimum salary of £20,000 from 1 August 2018, and will modernise its terms and conditions, in a new deal negotiated by The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu), the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite.This landmark agreement includes a three-year pay deal, ...
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OpinionNicola Butterworth: Employees' conduct is not a guaranteed agreement to new contractual terms
In the age of austerity, compounded by technological advances and the uncertainty of Brexit, many UK businesses continue to face tough challenges. With the biggest organisations announcing profit warnings, and other organisations struggling to make ends meet, faced with the need to cut operating costs, one option open to employers ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms since April 2017
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms between February to April 2017 and February to April 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: June 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, increased ...
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ArticleRyanair recognises cabin crew trade union for collective pay bargaining
Ryanair has signed a voluntary trade union recognition agreement with Unite to enable collective pay bargaining.The agreement, announced on Monday 11 June 2018, recognises Unite as the trade union representation for approximately 650 directly employed cabin crew staff, operating out of Ryanair’s UK airport bases at Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East ...
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AnalysisClosing the gender pay gap: next steps and key challenges
Need to know:Diversity of gender, background, experience and opinion is key to business success, and closing the gender pay gap would have significant economic benefits for the UK.Coaching, mentoring and sponsorship of women is an important way of ensuring female employees do not get stuck in the talent pipeline.Flexible working, ...
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Case StudiesEY Reconnect harnesses untapped talent to tackle the pay gap
When financial services firm EY reported its gender pay gap statistics, which included a median hourly gap of 14.8% and a mean hourly gap of 19.7%, it noted the significant role played by the unequal distribution of women in senior positions.One of the numerous aspects of its approach to closing ...
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OpinionJonathan Swan: How flexible working can help close the gender pay gap
Many organisations are thinking about how they can close their gender pay gap. Fortunately for most, they have a powerful tool at hand in the shape of flexible working. Using flexibility strategically, as part of a wider approach to work-life balance, provides an opportunity to tackle some of the stubborn ...
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ArticleGovernment sets out new regulations for large employers to publish pay ratios
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has set out new regulations requiring UK listed organisations with more than 250 UK-based employees to annually publish and justify the pay difference between their chief executives and employees.The pay ratio reporting regulations are part of a package of reform measures ...
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ArticleNHS staff from 14 unions vote to accept three-year pay deal
Every NHS worker in England will now be paid at least £8.93 per hour, or £17,460 per year if they work full time, as part of a three-year deal and changes to the pay structure of the organisation, collectively endorsed by NHS unions as of Friday 8 June 2018.The pay ...
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ArticleThe CIPD, Dundee City Council and Scotland Excel recognised for promoting the living wage
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), Dundee City Council (pictured) and non-profit organisation Scotland Excel are among those recognised at the Living Wage Champion Awards 2018, held by The Living Wage Foundation.The annual awards event, this year held on Wednesday 6 June 2018, recognises and celebrates organisations that ...
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ArticleOutsourced workers continue industrial action against University of London
Following a two-day strike on the 25 and 26 April 2018, outsourced workers from the University of London are taking further industrial action today (6 June 2018), in an ongoing fight to end outsourcing and zero-hour contracts.The protesters aim to gain better access to pensions, holiday and sick pay, and ...
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ArticleAmerican Classic Construction ordered to pay $310,000 for incorrectly classifying employees
The US Department of Labor has ordered roofing and siding contracting organisation American Classic Construction to pay $310,000 (£231,926.50) for incorrectly classifying its staff as independent contractors and failing to pay 74 employees the right rate of pay for overtime.The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found ...
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ArticleAmazon delivery organisations to face legal action over couriers’ employment status
Three delivery organisations that courier parcels for Amazon are to face legal action over drivers’ employment status and entitlement to employment rights, such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage.Trade union GMB is bringing legal action against Prospect Commercials, Box Group and Lloyd Link on behalf of its members ...
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ArticleGenetic counsellor ranks as best job of 2018
Being a genetic counsellor has ranked as the best job of 2018, with a median salary of $74,120 (£55,340.96), very low levels of stress and a very good work environment, according to research by careers website Careercast.com.Its analysis of 220 careers in the US, which evaluates income, growth outlook, work ...
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OpinionGeraint Jones: What to be aware of when using cryptocurrencies in benefits
There are more than 1,500 so-called ‘cryptocurrencies’, such as Bitcoin, in circulation now, and an increasing number of people are taking them as benefits.The risks are clear. A virtual currency is not backed by any state treasury, is hard to turn into ‘real money’, and exists only as a computer ...
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ArticleAround 400,000 construction staff to receive two-year pay deal
Approximately 400,000 construction employees who operate under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement will receive a two-year pay deal, effective from Monday 25 June 2018.The pay deal, which was agreed by trade unions Unite and the GMB, will see employees receive a 3.2% pay increase as of 25 June ...
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ArticleNew Zealand government launches taskforce to review Holiday Act
The New Zealand government has established a taskforce of employer, employee and government representatives to review the Holidays Act 2003 and ensure it is fit for purpose for modern workplace practices.The government-commissioned working group will focus on reviewing the legislation around the provision and payment of holiday and leave entitlements ...